New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-27

TIE IALH OE IHE OILY.

a bill has been introduced in the Quebec Leg
lslature which is making great stir throughout
Canada. II provides that crucifx shall be set up
| In conspicuous place before every witness box
| in the Province, and that every witness not
Quaker shall be required "td lift his right hand in
front of tho cruci6x and TO place his left hand on
tho book Of tho Eyangests. and TO cause him to
swear before the crIciX and upon the Holy Evan
gests to tell the truth and the whole truth in the
cause in which he is to be heard as witness"
Il notice" said clergymans vile TO her husband
that 1t IS no longer fashionable Tor TIC minister 10
e .adly re.eoHded tho GOOD man. "many of
the pleasant features connected with the wedding
ceremony have been discarded. and"
what's that'" demanded his wife, omnously.
az meant mean" he stammered, that the sense
abolished long ago."-tAl the Year Round.
The editor Of paper published in Munich prints
In ten copies Of each issue an order for cask of
BavarIan beer. The scheme has proved to be the
biggest sort of an advertisement and no subscriber
ever thinks Of asking the editor to stop his paper"
Braheman-But don't you think that dollar and q
work on the top Of frcght-carl
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES you forget that we charge
ike TWO 'S Hundred miles daily and L DOESN'T cost yoS
n cent.-tBOston Transcript.
The first annual volume Of the Bankers Directory,
which has Just been published by J. H. Iubbel & Co.,
OF this city, VIII be a great convenience to bankers
all over the country. 1t contains full list of the
banks and bankers Of the United states and Great
Britain and synopsis of the banking laws Of all the
States.
In the British Museum historical works are bound
In red, theological in blue, poetical in yellow and
books natural history In green. Besides this each
part OF a volume il stamped with mark by which II
be distinguished their property and of different
colors thus red indicates that book was purchased,
blue that II came by copyright and yellow that 1t
presented.
Rider Hasgard they say, has paig a;H
And made up his novels from other mems brains,
And stolen the best Of their thoughts.
In loud and rcsistless encore;
"Please give us plagiarized novel again.
Mr. llaggard. pray steal Us some more"
Now that spring Is here the paragaphists arc again
telling about the city who informed her
friends that she and her husband going to live
In the country, where among other things they can
raise Kidneys. "Charley IA 40 fond OF kidney stew
you know" she adds In simple artessness.
"The New-Yori Evening Post" has a special from
its war correspondent at Albany giving full account
Of General sullivans e1r EDITION in 1879 and the rout
slow in Obtaining tho news. bit their s1Sscrbers can
DEFEND on getting it either in time or eternity
CPittsburg Chronicle
"Thc Macon Telegraph" suggests tho following de-
sign for silver dollar: "On side the rising
sun, cornucopIa rampant and the legend, Honesty
Is the best policy. On the other, In long primer,
Turn the rascals OUT Between the two one dollars
worth OF silver"
, Johnny you you, may give me the name Of some
Johnny thought while and then said: swell,
reckon " lna meal comes about as near being Wild
Some Boston people are poking fun at Mayor
OBren because no recently addressed the Queen OF
tho Hawaiian Islands as "H r. Fl. Kapiolanj," in
stad OF al NJ Kapiolani" This recalls the fact that
when King Kaakaua was in Chicago few years ago.
Mayor Carter Harrison made formal speech to him.
which he closed with the recommendation that his
Majesty ego over to the hotel and wash up"
Why They Go FASHIONABLE man-"C;olng to Now |
York to live, chi In business therelo
Kansas nan-"No Pvo retired from business and |
have bought n palace on Fifth-ave NewYorkp
"Now I'D like TO Know why a man who has mad, |
fortune IN Kansas should buy residence in New |
"Wel. YOU see ] had a choice between a New |
York brown stone front and Boom City dugout |
and took thu brown stone front because IL was
cheaper."-tOmaha World.
They are telling a story OF former Dakot, leg
isator. named Wilbur +. Steele. stceIs Is opposed
TO woman suffrage while his vito IL in favor of IL
on ono occasion woman suffrage bill was before
the House and n vote called for. When the clerk
called Stoee's name he rose with the dignity Of a
Demosthcnes and began "Mr. Speaker. am sorry
that cannot support this bill, but" At that
moment well-dressed woman bent over the gallery
rail- ana exclaimed in loud voice. "W-ilb-u-rlp
lie glanced upward, then turned and said: "Mr.
Speaker, vote aye" The woman was Steelo's wife
At last the Democracy is graphing with live
question. 1t Is expressed thus: "Win Cleveland
unl'
.. land now, dear. Is there anything that would
Yes, there is"
"That pearl sot at STIFFNESS"
o buo, INK precious precious You can't wear them while
mo. but viii know that nobody who isn't sick
abed can.'-tTown Topics.